The climatic and icing wind tunnel was built in 2009 and is Deutsche WindGuard's third wind tunnel. Due to the fact that wind energy utilisation is used increasingly in areas with adverse weather conditions, it has become necessary to optimise wind turbines and associated measurement instruments for these locales.

Based on tests in our climatic and icing wind tunnel, we determine the procession of icing of anemometers and measuring instruments and the effects icing has on the quality of the measurements themselves. Analyses are conducted to evaluate or optimise heating systems offered by current manufacturers. The climatic wind tunnel of Deutsche WindGuard is designed specifically for these tests.